New Drive installed but having slower speeds

[bigdave]

Just put in a new Pioneer drive and instead of having 8X and i'm having 6X, I bought this drive so I can do 16x. I'm using the same discs as before and I can copy 8x on my Sony in the same PC.

 

I 18:14:17 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices...

I 18:14:18 -> Drive 1 - Info: PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-118L 1.02 (D:) (ATA)

I 18:14:18 -> Drive 2 - Info: SONY DVD RW DW-Q120A PYS1 (E:) (ATA)

I 18:14:18 Found 1 DVD±RW and 1 DVD±RW/RAM!

I 18:16:23 Operation Started!

I 18:16:23 Source File: C:\Users\outrated\Desktop\Fireman Sam Danger By The Double.iso

I 18:16:23 Source File Sectors: 1,300,352 (MODE1/2048)

I 18:16:23 Source File Size: 2,663,120,896 bytes

I 18:16:23 Source File Volume Identifier: New

I 18:16:23 Source File Volume Set Identifier: 3CE75F5AC318A0A5

I 18:16:23 Source File Application Identifier: NERO BURNING ROM

I 18:16:23 Source File Implementation Identifier: Nero

I 18:16:23 Source File File System(s): ISO9660, UDF (1.02)

I 18:16:23 Destination Device: [0:0:0] PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-118L 1.02 (D:) (ATA)

I 18:16:23 Destination Media Type: DVD-R (Disc ID: RITEKG05) (Speeds: 4x, 6x)

I 18:16:23 Destination Media Sectors: 2,298,496

I 18:16:23 Write Mode: DVD

I 18:16:23 Write Type: DAO

I 18:16:23 Write Speed: 8x

I 18:16:23 Link Size: Auto

I 18:16:23 Lock Volume: Yes

I 18:16:23 Test Mode: No

I 18:16:23 OPC: No

I 18:16:23 BURN-Proof: Enabled

W 18:16:24 Write Speed Miscompare! - Wanted: 11,080 KB/s (8x), Got: 8,310 KB/s (6x)

I 18:16:24 Advanced Settings - Optimal Writing Speed: No

I 18:16:24 Filling Buffer... (40 MB)

I 18:16:25 Writing LeadIn...

I 18:16:47 Writing Session 1 of 1... (1 Track, LBA: 0 - 1300351)

I 18:16:47 Writing Track 1 of 1... (MODE1/2048, LBA: 0 - 1300351)

I 18:22:16 Synchronising Cache...

I 18:22:43 Exporting Graph Data...

I 18:22:43 Graph Data File: C:\Users\outrated\AppData\Roaming\ImgBurn\Graph Data Files\PIONEER_DVD-RW_DVR-118L_1.02_11-OCTOBER-2010_18-16_RITEKG05_8x.ibg

I 18:22:43 Export Successfully Completed!

I 18:22:43 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:06:19

I 18:22:43 Average Write Rate: 7,904 KB/s (5.7x) - Maximum Write Rate: 8,766 KB/s (6.3x)

[LIGHTNING UK!]

RITEKG05 are cheap and cheerful, and 6x is the fastest speed that drive supports on them.

 

There's nothing wrong, that's just how it is.

[bigdave]

Wierd that a new drive 118 is writing slower than a 115, Oh well back it goes then, Thought I need to tick a box somewhere lol. Thanks m8,

[LIGHTNING UK!]

It's just with that one specific dye. They probably dropped the max to 6x because 8x didn't produce very good quality burns - again, it's a cheap and cheerful dye.

 

RITEKG05 is old now and RITEK discs stopped being any good after RITEKG04.

 

Pioneer stopped making drives after the 117/217 range and now they just 're-brand' someone else's work. The 118/218 use a totally different chipset (MediaTek) which basically means you purchased a rebranded LiteOn.

[bigdave]

If I knew It was a Liteon I would haven't bothered!!